Table 3. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, annual March to March Idaho Total private Establishments gaining jobs Establishments losing jobs Year ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments March 1994 1,776 13,825 9,669 4,156 8,581 6,201 2,380 March 1995 1,067 13,239 9,296 3,943 10,361 7,485 2,876 March 1996 998 13,156 9,085 4,071 11,198 8,125 3,073 March 1997 1,043 13,766 9,579 4,187 11,389 8,245 3,144 March 1998 1,019 14,015 9,547 4,468 12,168 8,719 3,449 March 1999 903 14,454 9,928 4,526 12,375 8,752 3,623 March 2000 867 15,166 10,565 4,601 12,451 8,717 3,734 March 2001 656 15,057 9,978 5,079 13,674 9,251 4,423 March 2002 -191 14,037 9,523 4,514 14,501 9,796 4,705 March 2003 1,131 15,172 10,127 5,045 13,039 9,125 3,914 March 2004 857 15,515 10,431 5,084 13,333 9,106 4,227 March 2005 1,955 17,362 11,470 5,892 12,859 8,922 3,937 March 2006 2,076 18,710 12,249 6,461 13,601 9,216 4,385 March 2007 1,552 18,914 12,412 6,502 14,983 10,033 4,950 March 2008 -355 16,851 11,087 5,764 17,805 11,686 6,119 March 2009 -2,228 13,016 8,257 4,759 20,780 13,793 6,987 March 2010 -1,172 13,798 9,080 4,718 17,391 11,501 5,890 March 2011 -547 14,418 9,552 4,866 15,503 10,090 5,413 March 2012 -742 15,100 10,116 4,984 15,553 9,827 5,726 March 2013 531 16,407 11,004 5,403 14,131 9,259 4,872 March 2014 1,146 17,278 11,481 5,797 13,997 9,346 4,651 March 2015 1,572 18,434 12,112 6,322 14,230 9,480 4,750 March 2016 970 18,399 12,234 6,165 15,278 10,083 5,195 March 2017 1,562 18,818 12,381 6,437 15,377 10,502 4,875 March 2018 1,651 19,928 13,179 6,749 15,477 10,379 5,098 March 2019 2,623 21,052 13,229 7,823 16,587 11,387 5,200 March 2020 2,466 22,520 14,264 8,256 17,252 11,462 5,790 March 2021 4,223 24,726 14,573 10,153 18,810 12,880 5,930 March 2022 4,990 28,914 16,906 12,008 19,282 12,264 7,018 March 2023 -673 26,511 15,803 10,708 24,788 13,407 11,381 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.